On January 10, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, signed into law legislation that makes the 2020 amendments to New Jersey’s mini-WARN Act become effective on April 10, 2023. The amendments were originally scheduled to take effect in July 2020,
New York finished out 2022 by enacting a number of laws that employers in the state must be aware of and comply with entering 2023. The new laws cover matters such as lactation breaks, employment discrimination, workplace posters, and job
As we remind our readers each year, as year-end approaches, business owners need to remain mindful of their year-end human resources compliance obligations and prepare for upcoming minimum wage increases.Minimum Wage IncreasesNew JerseyEffective January 1, 2023, the New Jersey minimum
Starting on November 1, 2022, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate that required all employers with workplaces in the City to obtain proof of vaccination for all of its employees. Our previous post on the NYC vaccine mandate
With the election upcoming on November 8, 2022, New York employers need to make sure they are complying with their obligations under the New York State Election Law concerning employee time off to vote.In New York, registered voters are entitled
As we previously posted, New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Enforcement Assistance and Modernization Act created significant protections for employees who use recreational cannabis products. More specifically, the Act prohibits employers from taking an adverse action against an employee based solely
On August 1, 2022, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR), released updated workplace posters for the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The updated posters can be found here and
Earlier this year, New York amended its Human Rights Law to require the New York Division of Human Rights (NYDHR) to establish a toll-free hotline for employees to report workplace sexual harassment complaints. The hotline has now been launched and
As we previously posted, New York City will require that any advertisements for jobs that can be performed within the City identify the minimum and maximum salary for that job. This requirement was set to become effective on May
As of April 18, 2022, employers in New Jersey that use location tracking technology must provide written notice to employees of the location tracking, in certain circumstances. Specifically, New Jersey law now requires written notice to employees if the employer